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21 Jan 2014, 3:25 am

Every time I read about this weirdo I can't help but love and envy his life story.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Erdős



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21 Jan 2014, 11:56 am

He sounds misogynistic, referring to women as "bosses" and men as "slaves", and marriage as "being captured".

Also, I find it very strange that he didn't believe in God, yet believed that God had written down the best mathematical theorems in "The Book". Maybe The Book was a mental visualization that helped him solve equations? That guy is not easy to figure out.



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21 Jan 2014, 3:58 pm

I hope I'll get an Erdős number in a few years. :)



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21 Jan 2014, 10:02 pm

IdahoRose wrote:
He sounds misogynistic, referring to women as "bosses" and men as "slaves", and marriage as "being captured".

Also, I find it very strange that he didn't believe in God, yet believed that God had written down the best mathematical theorems in "The Book". Maybe The Book was a mental visualization that helped him solve equations? That guy is not easy to figure out.


He was insane.

There's no figuring him out.

All we can do is admire him.